Marion county treasurer arrested in $4300 theft case
Harry E Forry county treasurer of Marion County Ohio confessed to stealing 4300 from the treasury. He claimed two bandits robbed him but investigators recovered all funds and an audit will follow. Forry said the money was hidden at home and cited use of a staged injury to aid the tale.
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Marion, O
Harry E. Forry
Marion County Treasury
Forry
Forrey
Ferry
Harley Benedict
Arrest of Fifth Day Baby Nancy in Taxi Abandonment
Cleveland dispatch reports Nancy, a five day old infant, arrested for dependency after being abandoned in a taxi in a busy shopping district. Mrs. Frank McDonald of Steubenville was fined 100 dollars and jailed ten days. A second woman was released.
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Cleveland
Nancy
Frank McDonald
Steubenville
Ohio
McDonald
Fife
Field Promotes Charity Sports in Chicago
Mrs. Marshall Field announced entry into sports promotion to aid Chicago children. She challenged Miss Anne Morgan to raise $70,000 in New York for France via a sporting event and plans three championship wrestling matches in Chicago for Washington's Birthday.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Anne Morgan
Public dance at Junior Hall Saturday night
Public dance announced for Saturday evening January 29 at Junior Hall with admission for gents and ladies. attendance details appear in a local social event notice.
Dance of Death Threatens American Forests
Philip W. Ayres of the Society for Protection of New Hampshire forests told the House Agriculture Committee on January 28 that a dance of death is rapidly denuding American forests as the public pays the fiddler.
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Washington
Philip W. Ayres
The
Society For Protection of New Hampshire Forests
House Agriculture Committee
Bride Is Held For Huge Sum
In Los Angeles on January 28 a gray haired man matching the stranger seen with Mrs Gladys Wetherall reportedly visited Fred Erwing, Wetherall’s partner, and panicked when Erwing called police about the abduction case. Detectives and a business man continued surveillance amid expected arrest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gladys Wetherall
Wetherall
Hollywood
Erwing
Hollywood Bride Kidnapping Ends Night Search
Mrs Gladys Wetherall, 23, a Hollywood bride, vanished Tuesday after a ransom note demanded $50000 from her wealthy husband O S Wetherall of Chicago. Detectives say the home tied abduction suggests revenge and a larger reward may be offered as search continues.
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O. S. Wetherall
Forerly
Chicago
Wetherall
She Don’t Mind New York Hippopotamus Baby
Mrs. Coeropsis Li beriensis appeared unfazed as experts labeled her newborn as the ugliest baby in the city yesterday. The subject is a hippopotamus at the zoo.
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New York
Coeropsis Liberiensis
Railroads press for wage cuts before federal board
E. T. Whiter, spokesman for railroads, urges restoration of piece work and abolition of flat rates before the United States railroad labor board. He argues reduced wages and higher efficiency would result, as railroads claim workers are not producing enough value. The plea aligns with an upcoming meeting of the railway executives labor committee to push further wage reductions.
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Chicago
E. T. Whiter
United States Railroad Labor Board
Whiter
Ohio General Assembly Advances Prohibition and Law Enforcement Bills
The Ohio house set the Miller prohibition enforcement bill as a special order for next Wednesday at 2 PM and prepared final action on the senate bill creating a state law enforcement department. Other items include the soldiers' bonus bill, Harding constabulary measure, revolver carry rights, and a teacher supervised vacation plan for children, plus various bills on coal lands canals jewelry nets fishing and uniform traffic laws.
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House of the General Assembly
Senate
House
General Assembly
Miller
Muskingum County
House Temperance Committee
Harding Constabulary
Military Affairs Committee
Summit County
Miami and Erie Canal
Defiance
Dayton
Thieves Strip Lorain Alarm Wire From Public System
Lorain city officials reported the electric fire alarm system was out of service after thieves stole more than one thousand feet of wire from the municipal installation.
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Sugar Battle Rages Over Tariff in Senate Filibuster
The senate debate on the emergency tariff bill enters day twelve of Harrison's filibuster over sugar provisions. Opponents warn of 16 to 20 cent sugar. supporters claim prices won't rise above 11 or 12 cents briefly. Louisiana senators Gay and Ransdell push the tariff to aid planters while Harrison, Penrose, and McCumber lead the talks with no cloture planned.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Gay and Ransdell
Louisiana
Harrison
Mississippi
Penrose
McCumber
Old pitcher makes winning fight in Saranac
Christy Mathewson, long treated as near death from tuberculosis, appears to gain ground in his fight. Reported twice at death's door, the famed "Big Six" pitcher now has an even chance to recover as he faces the bat in a dramatic medical comeback at Saranac.
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Saranac
N. J
Christy Mathewson
Mathewson
Foster Not Involved in Interchurch Steel Report
Bishop Francis McConnell testified before the Senate Education Committee that William Foster had no role in preparing the interchurch report on the steel strike. He explained the investigators gathered data from plants and workers' homes for the finding.
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Foster
Hington
William 2. Foster
Interchurch
Francis McConnell
Senate Education Committee
McConnell
Dance at K of P Hall Chauncey Saturday Night
Dance program announces a Saturday night event at the K of P Hall in Chauncey with music by the Glouster orchestra. Good order dance serves as I.
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P. Hall
Chauncey
Glouster
Cox and Wilson Share View on League of Nations
Friends describe Cox and President Wilson as still at one on joining the league. The idea, rooted in Cox’s White House visit six months ago, signals both leaders believe the U S will enter the league, and until then foreign relations remain a key issue.
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Washinn Ton
Wilson
James M. Cox
League of Nations
Cox
White House
League
Advises Home Builders to Hold Off on Start of Construction
Washington report quotes Franklin T. Miller, assistant to the senate reconstruction committee, urging not to start building now. He calls for ample transportation, full daily work for full pay, and 60 percent bank loans at 6 percent, addressed to a housing conference of the U S chamber of commerce.
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Washington
Franklin T. Miller
Senate Reconstruction Committee
Miller
The
United States Chamber of Commerce
Briand’s German reparations plan cited by L Intransigeant
Premier Briand allegedly proposed a 42 year debt plan for Germany demanding 269 billion gold marks in total. The scheme would require five annual 3 billion marks, five annual 6 billion marks, and 32 annual 7 billion marks plus a special tax on German exports.
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Paris
Briand
Germany
Has Absent Mind New York Criminal Scheme Revealed
Harry Brown, a would be thief in New York, failed to recognize a detective he attempted to rob yesterday. He will likely reflect on faces and the tempting bulging pockets as he contemplates his trade.
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New York
Harry Brown
Hoover leads Ohio drive for relief of starving children
Herbert Hoover, national chairman of the European Relief Committee, met Ohio workers as they raised a quota to aid 200000 starving children. The conference drew more than 400 state workers to discuss continuing the campaign.
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Columbus
Herbert Hoover
European Relief Committee
Ohio
Miss Bessie Mulligan Undergoes Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
Miss Bessie Mulligan daughter of ex Sheriff Hugh Mulligan had a successful operation this morning at Copeland Howe Hospital for removal of tonsils and adenoids. She was reported to be doing well this afternoon.
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Bessie Mulligan
Hugh Mulligan
Copeland-Howe Hospital
Prohibition Agents Urge Higher Pay as Death Rates Rise
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League told the Senate Appropriations Committee that death rates among prohibition enforcement agents in the line of duty exceed those of WWI American soldiers. He asked for 7 500 000 dollars funding, 400 000 more than the House allowance, to better pay the agents.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wheeler
House
Reward Offered For Jewelry Stolen From Severance
A reward of 6000 dollars was offered today by J Brodie for the return of 50000 dollars in jewelry stolen from John L Severance a wealthy Cleveland resident based on an early Cleveland report dated January 28.
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Cleveland
John L. Severance
J. Brodie
City streetcars to begin service next Tuesday
Detroit public service on the municipally owned street railway system will start next Tuesday. A five cent fare will be charged and cars will run every few minutes.
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Detroit
Mich
Convicted Murder Case Hearings In Kentucky Trial
Dr. H C Winnes faces trial for the killing of Miss Laura Parsons on Pine Mountain as witnesses including three convicts and the warden of Frankfurt penitentiary testify. The defense argues the wound pattern favors a left handed killer while a convict denies confessing to the crime.
Strangler Lewis Defeats Salzo in Two Falls Near Riot
In Kansas City on January 28 Strangler Lewis won both falls against Gustavo Salzo, the first by a double wrist lock and the second by a headlock. The headlock provoked a near riot requiring police escort as the 22 minute match ended.
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Kansas City
Strangler Lewis
Gustavo Salzo
Army Upkeep Reduction Sets 1921 Budget in House
Washington January 28. The Army appropriation bill totals 331 million dollars with estimated war department outlays near 699 million. It prescribes an army of 150000 and 14000 commissioned officers, about 1,000 more than present. The bill cuts roughly 64 million from this year’s spending. An Illinois inventor touts a printing press capable of 96 colors simultaneously.
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Washington
War Department
Army
House
Philippine Scouts
Flying Cadets
Vladivostok Killing Sparks International Tension
From Tokio comes word that Zepenene officials and editors are over the situation following the killing of Lieut. Warren H. Langdon of the U S navy by a Japanese sentry in Vladivostok. The United States believes Japan guarantees removing chances of recurrence and a withdrawal that Japan reduce troops from Siberia will ease German resentment.
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Zepenene
Warren HL
U. S. Navy
Vladivostok
U. S
Japan
Siberia
Kentucky Cavalry Mobilized to Save Honor and Stop Outrages
Cavalry troops from Kentucky are being readied to protect citizens and prevent midnight outrages amid night rider demonstrations against tobacco growers in Bath and Fleming counties. Governor Morrow ordered a special court of inquiry to be held at Owingsville and offered a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of any man involved.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Edwin P. Morrow
Bath
Fleming
Owingsville
Kentucky Doctor Testifies in Parsons Murder Trial
Dr. H C Winnes told the jury in Harlan on January 28 that he met Lara Parsons on the Pine Mountain trail the day of the killing but she refused his escort. He said he wandered from the main trail for over an hour, then lost his way and did not see Miss Parsons again.
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Harlan, Ky
H. C. Winnes
Lara Parsons
Pine Mountain Settlement
Pine Mountain Trail
Winnes
Miss Parsons
Lewin elected president of Ohio lumber dealers group
L. P. Lewin of Cincinnati was elected president of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers at the annual convention in Columbus. W. H. Schneider of Canton was named vice president and C. C. F. Sierring of Toledo was chosen treasurer.
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Columbus
L. P. Lewin
Cincinnati
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
W. H. Schneider
Canton
C. C. F. Sierring
Toledo
De Valera Outlines Ireland Peace Terms
President De Valera in Dublin states peace terms for Ireland. Britain to acknowledge Ireland's independence first, then negotiate relations. Sinn Fein accepts no call for full isolation from the empire, framing separation as not threatening the empire.
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Dublin
de Valera
Ireland
Great Britain
Sinn Fein
Touring motorists aid three-container running board unit
A set of three containers designed to fasten to a vehicle running board to carry spare gasoline oil and water has been invented for touring automobilists. The device aims to simplify refueling and maintenance on long trips.
Reopening at Highland Park Plant Behind Ford Resumes
TIME AT. VICE Motor Company's Highland Park plant has reopened with department heads, steamfitters, foremen and millwrights recalled. By Monday the plant will run at about 35 percent capacity with three days a week. The Ford plant, closed over a month, is also reopening as workers return to prepare for full production. Initial assignments go to selected men not notified by mail, with gradual expansion bringing thousands back.
Politics' Has Lost Favor In Eyes Of People
Palm Beach Fra Jan 28 Will Hays postmaster general appointment seems more remote to close Harding allies as cabinet lines shift. Opposition to many political posts noted. Daugherty may take post office job while attorney general seat open for senior lawyer, possibly ex Senator Sutherland of Utah.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Palm Beach
Fra
Will H. Hays
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
Sutherland
Utah
Labor Fights State Constabulary Plan At Hearing
A public hearing before the military affairs committee on Representative Justin T. Harding’s bill to establish a state constabulary drew large crowds in Columbus. Supporters and opponents, including many labor representatives, packed the house last night as debate focused on the proposal.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Justin T. Harding
Warren County
Organized Labor
Military Affairs Committee
Harding
Swed ish Waterfalls Supply Half of Sweden’s Mechanical Power
Electricity sourced from Swedish waterfalls accounts for about half of the nation’s mechanical power usage, reflecting Sweden’s reliance on hydroelectric energy to drive industry and daily life.
R-34 British airship returns after perilous Atlantic drift
The R-34, the world’s largest airship, completed a perilous nine hour drift at sea after engine and propeller damage. Crew of 25 to 30 members abandoned hope briefly before repairs restored the craft to its base in Staffordshire. The journey underscored the airship’s historic status and capabilities.
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London
United
Severs Stroyers
Tall
Staffordshire
Ohio University resumes classes after registration period
Students return to Ohio University for the first semester after registration. Many prepare to resume classes. Authorities cautioned about scheduling and advised to check updated instructions upon arrival.
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Ohio
Drinking Evidence in Ship League Drops Allegations
Vague notes describe a sports league inquiry into drinking of evidence. Officials consider dropping certain claims amid unclear testimony and damaged records.
Japanese Population Increase Shown in Census Report
Census data indicate Hawaii's population rise with Japanese figures up 29,590, surpassing gains by others. Hawaiian residents breakdown shows white, Filipino, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Caucasian, and African groups with varying counts across the islands.
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